2021 Stats
AVG
.266
HR
18
RBI
65
R
79
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
The best Cardinals hitting prospect since Oscar Taveras, Carlson was a spring training standout and would have spent the bulk of the year in the majors under normal circumstances. He eventually got the call in mid-August when the Cardinals resumed play following a team-wide COVID-19 outbreak. He struggled and was demoted in early September. While it's damning with faint praise, Carlson was the Cardinals' best hitter after getting recalled Sept. 18. Including three playoff games, he hit .288/.389/.533 over his final 54 PA. Strikeouts were still an issue over that stretch (27.8 K%), but he got a lot more patient (13.0 BB%) as he settled in against big-league pitching. He doesn't have eye-popping exit velocity readings or blazing speed (74th percentile), but the 22-year-old switch hitter projects to be good at every aspect of the game. He should open the year with a prime lineup spot and everyday role. Read Past Outlooks
Receives Friday off
Carlson is not in the lineup Friday versus the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Carlson started the past four games and will receive a day off after going 5-for-14 with three homers, a double and four RBI during that stretch. Lars Nootbaar will man right field in his place Friday.
Carlson started the past four games and will receive a day off after going 5-for-14 with three homers, a double and four RBI during that stretch. Lars Nootbaar will man right field in his place Friday.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2019
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2021
+25%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .892 | 152 | 5 | 22 | .328 | ||||
| Since 2019vs Right | .703 | 566 | 15 | 54 | .232 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | .923 | 138 | 5 | 19 | .341 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | .739 | 481 | 13 | 46 | .243 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | .558 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .182 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | .508 | 85 | 2 | 8 | .173 | ||||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2019
+22%
OPS at Home
2021
+18%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | .837 | 347 | 11 | 45 | .297 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | .685 | 387 | 10 | 36 | .218 | ||||
| 2021Home | .847 | 294 | 9 | 35 | .306 | ||||
| 2021Away | .718 | 325 | 9 | 30 | .227 | ||||
| 2020Home | .779 | 53 | 2 | 10 | .250 | ||||
| 2020Away | .520 | 62 | 1 | 6 | .172 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Dylan Carlson compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.38BB Rate
9.2%K Rate
24.6%BABIP
.332ISO
.172AVG
.266OBP
.343SLG
.437OPS
.780wOBA
.342Exit Velocity
81.3 mphHard Hit Rate
29.2%Barrels/PA
5.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2020 Fantasy Outlook
In just one season, Carlson went from an interesting sleeper in the Cardinals' system to a top-10 prospect in all of baseball, and he is now knocking on the door of the majors. He was the second-youngest player and second-best hitter (142 wRC+) in the Texas League, and his 10.8 BB% and 20.3 K% are marks we would expect from a player several years older. Carlson's 33.3 Oppo% and 25.9 LD% on that circuit were also elite marks and his above-average speed led to 18 steals on 25 attempts. The switch hitter posted the best statistics of his career in 18 games at Triple-A, but there was obviously a lot of noise in those numbers. Carlson has a chance to be a plus contributor in all five roto categories, but it's his high floor that makes him so appealing in dynasty and redraft leagues. Regardless of who the Cardinals open the year with in the outfield, Carlson should force the issue sometime in the first half.
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Homers twice
Carlson went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk during Thursday's win over the Brewers.
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Goes yard Tuesday
Carlson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Brewers.
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Remains on bench
Carlson will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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On bench for nightcap
Carlson isn't starting the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Slams two homers in victory
Carlson went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Padres.
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